ok. i give up on trying to host my blog at Blogger and have my Domain point to it...
as of some time tomorrow, i'm just going to sign up for GoDaddy's hosting service and install WordPress. and i'll just leave it at that. (that is, until/if i decide to host an actual website).
in any case,
http://www.ericsocia.net NO LONGER points to my Blogger blog. so just wait for a day or two, and we'll just start fresh. :)
in other news,
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